Summer Author Chat
Welcome friends to the newly redesigned Inspired by Life and Fiction group blog—refreshed with a beautiful new look, updated features, and a space created with you in mind. It’s good…
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The Beginning
Beginnings are my nemesis. The beginning of the day. Of a new season of life. The first attempt at a new skill. The first meeting with a new person. The…
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Easter pic & a $0.99 deal TODAY
Hey friends, I hope you all had wonderful times with family and friends this past weekend—hiding and hunting eggs and eating yummy food. But most of all, I pray you…
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That Time I Friend-Zoned My Hero
Karen here. I’m delighted to welcome back my friend Megan Schaulis to the blog. She writes award-winning Christian dystopian fiction inspired by biblical stories. Take it away, Megan! I’m so…
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Spring Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt happening now
Have you ever participated in the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt? If not, you’re missing out. For this year’s Spring Hunt, there are 30 authors and over $1800 worth of books…
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A community of readers and writers + Giveaway
Tuesday night over 185 of us in the Christian Fiction Reading Challenge came together on Zoom for our second month’s conversation focused around books. Much like this community of writers…
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My Top Three Reads So Far This Year
So many books, so little time. Okay, that is a cliché. But a cliché becomes one because it is true. So I’m sticking with it. My reading year is off…
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Spinsters, An Excerpt, and a Giveaway
In less than two weeks, Taming Lady Temperance will release and introduce you to the Secret Society of Spinsters. I’ve always been drawn to the spinster trope and the idea…
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Do these names ring a bell?
Jack Daniel? What about Miss Mary Bobo? Or the town of Lynchburg, Tennessee? If not, hopefully they will soon. Tyndale Publishers is close to finishing the cover for my SEPTEMBER…
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Meet James & Noreen
He’s a deputy tasked with keeping the peace. She’s the temperance reformer who’s been disturbing his peace for months. Yet despite their differences, these two rivals need each other more…
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Level Up Your Reading: 5 Fun Fiction Challenges to Spice Up Your TBR!
I’m part of a group of authors who have banded together for a Christian Fiction Reading Challenge this year. You can learn all about it here: https://christianfictionreadingchallenge.com/, and we’d love…
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Happy Bookish New Year!
Happy New Year! Were you awake for the arrival of 2026? We have an annual New Year’s Eve party at church filled with board games, so we managed to see…